Big Brothers Big Sisters

Big Brother Big Sisters, founded in 1904, is the nation’s oldest and largest youth mentoring organization in the United States. In 2002, the organization served more than 200,000 youth ages five through 18, in 5,000 communities across the country. National research has shown that the positive relationships between youth and their Big Brothers and Big Sisters have a direct, measurable, and lasting impact on children’s lives. The national headquarters is located in Philadelphia, PA.

For additional information visit: www.bbbsportland.org

The Answer to Cancer

The Answer to Cancer Foundation was created to 1) provide funding and assistance to research-based cancer programs and institutions as well as educationally-focused cancer programs, associations and organizations; 2) garner awareness and public focus on the necessity for cancer research, trials and experiments in developing treatments and an eventually finding a cure for cancer; and, 3) educate the public about screening, high-risk factors and potential preventable measures associated with primary liver cancer.

For additional information visit: www.answertocancer.org

Friends of the Children Portland

Friends of the Children: Friends of the Children pairs high-risk children with paid professional mentors who provide support and guidance for twelve years of each child’s life.

For additional information visit: www.friendsofthechildren.org

Big City Mountaineers

Big City Mountaineers’ mission is to enhance the lives of under-resourced urban teens through transformative outdoor experiences. Big City Mountaineers offers a nationally unique program design of 5-adult-to-5-teen, single gender programs exclusively created for youth from lower socio-economic backgrounds, guided by a 20-year curriculum shown to have a scientifically validated impact on participants, offered in collaboration with youth development agencies.

For additional information visit: ww.bigcitymountaineers.org